A Parent’s Guide to Matching the Child to the Instrument — Not the Other Way Around Every September, the same scene plays out in kitchens across Dublin. The decision to…
The Questions Worth Asking, the Things Worth Checking, and the Red Flags Worth Heeding An admission, before anything else: we run a music school, so you would be right to…
It’s Not Even Close, and Here’s Why Let’s do the maths. A term of music lessons at Dublin School of Music costs €300 for ten weekly sessions. That works out…
Here is the honest answer, without the hype. With weekly 30-minute lessons and consistent daily practice of fifteen to twenty minutes, most guitar beginners can play simple chord progressions within…
Every week, you drop your child at the door and pick them up thirty minutes later. You ask how it went. They say “fine.” You hear them practise at home—sometimes…
Summertime in Dublin means more than just sunshine and ice creams. It’s also when the Dublin School of Music rolls out its exciting summer programme, filled to the brim with…
The Honest Answer to the First Question Every Parent Asks It is the first question every parent asks, and the honest answer is not a number. Most children are ready…
The Realistic Journey from First Note to First Year What Can You Play After a Year of Piano Lessons? It is the question everyone asks before they begin, and the…
How to Help Your Child Practise Music (Without Becoming the Enemy) It’s 5:30 on a Tuesday. Homework is done, dinner is almost ready, and somewhere in the house is an…
The Year They Almost Quit (And What Changed) It usually starts around fourteen. Sometimes earlier, sometimes later, but there’s a pattern: the child who once loved their lessons, or at…
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